Alma awards

Did you catch the Alma awards last night? I've never actually heard of it before, but this is it's 7th year running. I'm so happy that I rushed through my homework to see it.

The opening dance number with Eva Longoria, Roselyn Sanchez, Constance Marie, Carmen Electra and Paulina Rubio—Destiny's Chicas, if you will—was steaming, wasn't it? Eva Longoria was the host and the executive producer of this year's show. Her role in the show explains for the non-Latino celebs like Carmen Electra, Jessica Simpson and Michael Douglas on the stage, which portrays the various races which knits the quilt of U.S. society. Eva did a wonderful job in taking the ALMAs to a whole new level and in raising the bar for Latinos.

The ALMAs was such a great portrayal of Latino culture and achievements in the U.S. It wasn't cheap, tacky or ghetto at all. And they didn't use the batteries of the smoke detectors for the mics, as George Lopez once did. lol. That man is just too funny. After seeing this award show all I gotta is: It's about damn time. :)

Here's the complete list of winners:

Person of the year: Eva Longoria (Eva looked so glamorous and graceful, which is sometimes a rare combination. She exudes greatness for the Latinas in the U.S.)

Anthony Quinn Award for excellence in motion pictures: Andy Garcia (Like Ms. Longoria, Andy has raised the Latino bar. He's a soul ful actor and his new movie The Lost City has portrayed a humanity to the mythful Cuba in our history books)

Celia Cruz Award for excellence in music: Marc Anthony

Special achievement for children's programming: Maya & Miguel

Special achievement in diversity programming: ABC

Actor in a motion picture: Michael Pena, Crash

Actress in a motion picture: Q'Orianka Kilcher, The New World (She's too cute and down to earth. I'd love to have un cafesito @ Starbucks with her)

Supporting actress in a motion picture: Elpidia Carrillo, Nine Lives

Director of a motion picture: Fernando Meirelles, The Constant Gardener

Television series: NBC, The West Wing

Actor in a television series: Jimmy Smits, The West Wing

Actress in a television series: Judy Reyes, Scrubs

Supporting actor in a television series: Jorge Garcia, Lost

Supporting actress in a television series: Michelle Rodriguez, Lost (Esa chika can kick some ass anywhere. I'd never mess w/that woman)

Director of a television drama or comedy: Jesus Trevino, Prison Break

Script for a television drama or comedy: Alien by Jose Molina for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Performance in a daytime drama: Eva LaRue, All My Children

Spanish album of the year: Fijacion Oral, Volumen 1, Shakira (She's making everyone, white, black, Asian, Latina to shake their hips)

Male musical performer: Daddy Yankee (el rompe the charts--he deserves it)

Female musical performer: Shakira